University of South Florida Student Reviews
Overall Rating for University of South Florida is B.
- 88% of reviews said they would attend University of South Florida if they could start over.
- 12% said they would NOT attend University of South Florida if they could start over.
- Academics Overall: B+
- Quality of Program: B+
- Quality of Professors: B
- How challenging is the course work?
- 2% said the course work is Not Challenging.
- 11% said the course work is Below Average.
- 48% said the course work is Average.
- 35% said the course work is Difficult.
- 5% said the course work is Too Difficult.
- Additional reviews of academics:
- School is expanding and there are some transitional problems such as class sizes. But overall the teachers are knowledgeable and friendly.
- Average, could be better
- I have enjoyed and gained something out of every professor I had.
- loved it
- Some professors seemed pretty new and didn't really know what to do or how to go about doing it.
- the school is average when it comes to a quality educational experience (meaning the common liberal arts requirements are kind of a joke) but the more you get into your program, the more access you have to better professors and better classes
- Good school
- it depends on the class. some classes have amazing professors, others: good luck! the honors program though is sweet and lets you met a smaller number of people at a time.
- The GenEd courses that I have taken so far in the fall semester have been so bad that I was actually shocked. If you are truely interested in a class i would suggest trying to find it during the summer. the summer courses that i took were 10 times better than the fall versions.
- class size is way too large.
- Fun
- 89% said students are Friendly.
- 71% said students are Approachable.
- 65% said students are Open-minded.
- 17% said students are Arrogant.
- 15% said students are Snooty.
- 3% said students are Violent.
- 12% said students are Closed-minded.
- Students who reviewed University of South Florida rated themselves as follows:
- 2% said they rate themselves as Dull.
- 2% said they rate themselves as Below Average.
- 38% said they rate themselves as Average.
- 48% said they rate themselves as Above Average.
- 11% said they rate themselves as Rocket Scientists
- Additional reviews of students:
- Large student body, easy to make friends.
- um, pretty unapproachable, don't really care
- Most of all the stuedents where very friendly and helpful when it was needed.
- ok they seem nice, kind of in their own world
- For the most part everyone is friendly, though the greeks seem to stay within their own comfort zones.
- most people are ready to joke around and talk to you but things can get stuffy in the classroom sometimes
- Online student, not much interaction
- Diverse
- The student body at USF is very diverse and everyone shares the same pride in their work and their school spirit.
- The school boasts about their impressive diversity, but i have yet to really be blown away by it. The majority of the students are the most typical college students who like to play beer pong all the time, they have no interests, and their is no real community. I have met nothing but boring kids, theives, liars, and idiots.
- It's a variety of people.
- They are very easy going and love to have fun.
- Good kids
- Nice people, maybe a little liberal
- Average
- Friendly and eager to cooperate.
- 79% said faculty members are Friendly.
- 83% said faculty members are Helpful.
- 8% said faculty members are Arrogant.
- 8% said faculty members are Condescending.
- 2% said faculty members are Self-Absorbed.
- 12% said faculty members are Unhelpful.
- Additional reviews of faculty:
- Faculty helped with most problems I encountered.
- they are tolerable
- They have always been very accomidating and showed great knowledge with guidence.
- impressive
- dont focus on students as much as they do in a community college
- 90 of my professors and instructors have been very willing to help out, especially honors staff
- Great
- Every teacher I have had has been very approachable and easy to contact. The faculty is willing to do what it takes to work with their students.
- I feel like they were there only because they had to be there. Only a few of the Faculty were helpful.
- your a number not a student in these large classrooms.
- Very Nice
- Very knowledgable
- Excellent
- My impression of faculty so far is that they are helpful and approachable
- Local Atmosphere: B+
- Nightlife: B-
- Weather: B
- Off-Campus Dining: B+
- Off-campus Housing: B+
- Additional reviews of town:
- Sarasota has a lot of accomidating areas around the campus, and the weather is great year round.
- USF dinings are great with the discounts and all
- north tampa is not as good as south tampa / channelside / ybor, but there is an abundance of food, music, activities around tampa
- Tampa is really really really expensive to live in.
- My kinda place
- Diversity: B+
- Guys: B-
- Girls: B
- Athletics: B
- Safety & Security: B
- Greek Life: B-
- Campus Strictness: C+
- Campus Maintenance: B
- Additional reviews of campus life:
- It was quite enjoyable on the campus.
- laid back campus, everyone seems comfortable being themselves and using free speech. the campus feels very safe.
- quite a few people who smoke, but nothing illegal. it's not like every corner has a junkie. the campus is pretty relaxed, way more than most high schools.
- Laid back
- Campus Dining: B-
- Campus Housing: B-
- Computers: B
- Facilities: B+
- Parking: C
- Transportation: B-
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